South African Prime Minister John Vorster condemned, in the strongest terms, a gift of $450,000 announced by the World Council of Churches (WCC) to Southern African liberation movements.
eventREF E-0012207Revised
23 February 1974
Vorster deplores WWC aid to liberation movements
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- 30 Sep 2019
How we know this
- 01Kalley, J.A.; Schoeman, E. & Andor, L.E. (eds)(1999). Southern African Political History: a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997, Westport: Greenwood.
- 02Polakow-Suransky, S., The Unspoken Alliance: Israel's Secret Relationship with Apartheid South Africa, from Barnes&Noble, [online] Available at www.barnesandnoble.com [Accessed: 18 February 2014]
Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2011, March 16). Vorster deplores WWC aid to liberation movements. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012207
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South African History Online. "Vorster deplores WWC aid to liberation movements." South African History Online. March 16, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012207.
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